Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/12/1934
Place of Birth
Lajas, Puerto Rico
Also Known As
Jacobo Morales Ramírez
Jacobo Morales
Biography
Jacobo Morales Ramírez (born November 12, 1934) is a Puerto Rican actor, poet, writer, playwright, filmmaker, and auteur. He is considered by many to be the most influential filmmaker in Puerto Rico. Jacobo Morales' "Lo que le pasó a Santiago" (1989) reached an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990, being the only Academy Award recognition a Puerto Rican film has yet to reach.
Known For
Arocho y Clemente: los que murieron en la horca
Unknown Role
Angel
as Mariano Farías
Angelito mío
as Dios
Linda Sara
as Pablo
Bananas
as Esposito
Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual
as Himself
Dios los cría...
as Alberto Palacios (segment "Entre Doce Y Una")
Dios los cría...
as Fernando Sepúlveda (segment "La Otra")
El viaje de Tortuga
Unknown Role
La criada malcriada
as Moralito
Lo que le pasó a Santiago
as Arístides Esquilín
The Effects of Magic
as Rodolfo
I Am a Director
as Jacobo
Jugando en serio
Unknown Role
No me quiero ir de aquí: Una más
Unknown Role
Up the Sandbox
as Fidel Castro
Andrea y Lorenzo
as Priest
Broche de oro: Comienzos
as Rafael
Nicolás y los demás
as Nicolás
Broche de oro
as Rafael Medina